Disco: Where to go

Posted: Thursday, January 14, 1999

Even thought the newly passed city ordinance has curtailed some of the disco opportunities in town, there are still notable disco nights happening, where you can count on hearing "The Hustle," "Play That Funky Music" and "Shake Your Booty" and all the rest.

The 40-Watt, located at 285 West Washington St., will be offering The Bootie Squad every Tuesday night for the next four weeks. The Bootie Squad is actually a band franchise, the ultimate in music commodification, with groups around the country following a strict formula of high-camp theatrics and excess-boogie performance.

"Each group chooses from the same sixty-song list with strict company presentation." reads their press kit, "What this means is although the cast and band names may change, the show content, costuming and choreography remain the same."

They've done it to hamburgers, muffler shops and ice cream, so why not bands?

What to wear

As for the proper attire, just about any store sells flare legged pants and little tank tops these days, but for the real deal - ruffled shirts, leisure suits and acrylic wrap dresses, scout out Junkman's Daughter's Brother, Go, Uncle Albert's and the many vintage and thrift stores in town.